Green industries celebrate as government backs 'bold' new carbon target
Renewables sector praises 'clear signal that the UK will continue to show bold leadership on carbon reduction'
The government has this morning won plaudits from green businesses, after announcing it has agreed to set a new legally binding target to cut emissions 57 per cent against 1990 levels by 2032. As expected...
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The power and the glory: Catholic churches and schools ink major green energy deal
British Gas to provide renewable gas and electricity to over 4,500 Catholic churches and schools in one of the UK's biggest ever green energy contracts